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Always thought it'd be cool if there was some economic simulation game (simcity, city skylines, etc.) that was tied to real life commodity markets.
by somethoughts 3y ago
Always thought it'd be cool if there was some economic simulation game (simcity, city skylines, etc.) that was tied to real life commodity markets.
- m463 3y agoWould that make the game less fun? or would the economy be the fun part of the game, automating and driving down prices? I think games like factorio, the fun comes from automating and being less of a mental burden.
- somethoughts 3y agoI was thinking a bit like EVE online or Off World Trading Company but using real life stats.
- devnullbrain 3y agoTying EVE online outcomes to real world markets is a guaranteed way to disrupt real world markets.
- bluGill 3y agoReal world ecconomics doesn't act like the simplified models in econ 101. Anyone with significant supply is adjusting how much supply they produce based on expected demand to keep prices where they need them. Sometimes someone chooses a lower price to take business from competition, but that is still a complex analysis.
- extraduder_ire 3y agoThis often backfires on your game design. Like in escape from tarkov, where booming bitcoin prices made any player with GPUs very rich ingame. (also, tying the weather system to moscow weather led to people being annoyed at the constant rain) I'd be interested to see someone attempt market manipulation IRL to affect their game though.
- beckingz 3y agoClassic Tarkov issue. Real bitcoin ruined the economy for a bit.